Avocado Key Lime Cheesecake Ice-Cream

This one was inspired by Mae. :)

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk
  • 1/2 avocado
  • juice from 1/2 lime
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 packet stevia
  • 1 tsp nutritional yeast
  • pinch of sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
  • 1/2 tsp guar gum
  • 15 ice cubes

Directions:

  • Blend everything together except for the ice.
  • Once well blended, add your ice cubes and continue blending until smooth and creamy.
  • Top with unsweetened shredded coconut.

{ 4 comments }

Mandy August 21, 2010 at 8:37 pm

Mmmm. Way to make use of all the hand-squeezed lime juice & avocado in my freezer.

I’m sure you have received quite a few questions about the gums…

Out of curiosity, have you experimented with lecithin to give your ice creams/recipes a similar oomph factor? ;-) (Or any other ingredients that impart body/texture like the gums? I have xanthan handy… but no guar gum at the moment.)

Heather Eats Almond Butter August 22, 2010 at 5:46 am

Mandy, I have never used lecithin in the ice-cream, but I have used it as a binder in homemade nut milks and kefirs as it keeps the liquids from separating. I’ve also thought about using agar agar in the ice-cream and making a pudding base first, and then freezing it and blending with ice to make ice-cream. However, the gums are just so much easier. You can get a bag of guar gum at http://www.iherb.com for about $5…totally worth the investment if you ask me. :)

Mali K November 11, 2010 at 6:39 pm

Wow, what a fantastic idea! Avocado is pretty much my favourite food (maybe joint first with oatmeal?), and I LOVE ice cream, so this seems like a good combination to me! Got an avo in the fridge waiting to be used. Think I know what I’m gonna do with it! Thanks for this recipe :) xxx

Sabine @ thefruitpursuit February 9, 2011 at 10:08 am

OH. MY. WORD…

I have to make this. I put avocado in pretty much everything (especially cakes and pies that I feed my whole family, gnagna) so I bet I would love this.

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